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2026 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 15–18, 2026
Phoenix, AZ|Arizona Grand Resort & Spa
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ANL dust study aims to improve emergency response models
Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory have conducted experimental tests on how particles from paved surfaces become suspended from activities such as walking, driving, and vacuuming, aiming to improve modeling of radiological and other contamination scenarios where emergency operations may kick up hazardous dust.
Technical Session|Sponsored by RPD
Wednesday, November 16, 2022|3:15–5:00PM MST|Sonoran 8
Session Chair:
Abdalla Abou Jaoude (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Pavel V. Tsvetkov
Session Organizer:
Massimiliano Fratoni (UC Berkeley)
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Validation of SNAP8 Criticality Configuration Experiments Using SERPENT
3:15–3:35PM MST
Samuel Garcia (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Isaac E. Naupa Aguirre (Georgia Tech), Anthony Boyd (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Oliver Paleen (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Dan Kotlyar (Georgia Tech), Ben Lindley (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
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Design and Optimization of the Radiation Shadow Shield for a 3 MW Space Reactor
3:35–3:55PM MST
Luay M. Alawneh (TAMU), Faisal Aldebie (TAMU), Yassin Hassan (TAMU), Harold G. "Sonny" White (Limitless Space Institute)
Micro-SMR LEU+ Very Long-Lived Once-Through No-Onsite Refueling Cycle Performance Assessment
3:55–4:15PM MST
Gray Chang (JFoster & Assoc.), John Bess (JFoster & Assoc.), Mie Hiruta (JFoster & Assoc.), Julie Foster (JFoster & Assoc.)
Selected Results from Full-Core Hydrogen Redistribution Asymptotic Analysis in YH-Moderated Heat-Pipe Cooled Microreactor
4:15–4:35PM MST
Stefano Terlizzi (INL), Vincent M. Laboure (INL), Mark D. DeHart (INL)